Job 1
Christian Standard Bible
Job and His Family
1 There was a man in the country of Uz(A) named Job.(B) He was a man of complete integrity,(C) who feared God and turned away from evil.(D) 2 He had seven sons and three daughters.(E) 3 His estate included seven thousand sheep and goats, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys,(F) and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.(G)
4 His sons used to take turns having banquets at their homes. They would send an invitation to their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 Whenever a round of banqueting was over, Job would send for his children and purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for[a] all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned, having cursed God in their hearts.”(H) This was Job’s regular practice.
Satan’s First Test of Job
6 One day the sons of God(I) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b] also came with them. 7 The Lord asked Satan, “Where have you come from?”
“From roaming through the earth,”(J) Satan answered him, “and walking around on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity,(K) who fears God and turns away from evil.”(L)
9 Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Haven’t you placed a hedge around(M) him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike(N) everything he owns, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
12 “Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, do not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and reported, “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby, 15 the Sabeans(O) swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
16 He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported, “God’s fire fell from heaven.(P) It burned the sheep and the servants and devoured them, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
17 That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
18 He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house. 19 Suddenly a powerful wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people so that they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
20 Then Job stood up, tore(Q) his robe, and shaved(R) his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, 21 saying:
Naked I came from my mother’s womb,(S)
and naked I will leave this life.[c](T)
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.(U)
22 Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.[d](V)
Job 1
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
1 There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.
2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceeding great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.
4 And his sons went, and made a feast by houses every one in his day. And sending they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.
6 Now on a certain day when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them.
7 And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it.
8 And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoiding evil?
9 And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain?
10 Hast not thou made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth?
11 But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face.
12 Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
13 Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,
14 There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,
15 And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
16 And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
17 And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and taken them, moreover they have slain the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
18 He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their elder brother:
19 A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to fell thee.
20 Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped,
21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.
22 In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.
Jó 1
Nova Versão Transformadora
Prólogo
1 Havia um homem chamado Jó que vivia na terra de Uz. Ele era íntegro e correto, temia a Deus e se mantinha afastado do mal. 2 Tinha sete filhos e três filhas. 3 Era dono de sete mil ovelhas, três mil camelos, quinhentas juntas de bois e quinhentas jumentas. Também tinha muitos servos. Na verdade, era o homem mais rico de toda aquela região.
4 Os filhos de Jó se revezavam em preparar banquetes em suas casas e convidavam suas três irmãs para celebrar com eles. 5 Quando terminavam esses dias de festas, Jó mandava chamar seus filhos, a fim de purificá-los. Levantava-se de manhã bem cedo e oferecia um holocausto em favor de cada um deles, pois pensava: “Pode ser que meus filhos tenham pecado e amaldiçoado a Deus em seu coração”. Essa era a prática habitual de Jó.
A primeira provação de Jó
6 Certo dia, os anjos[a] vieram à presença do Senhor, e Satanás, o acusador,[b] veio com eles. 7 “De onde você vem?”, perguntou o Senhor.
Satanás respondeu: “Estive rodeando a terra, observando o que nela acontece”.
8 Então o Senhor perguntou: “Você reparou em meu servo Jó? Não há ninguém na terra como ele. É homem íntegro e correto, teme a Deus e se mantém afastado do mal”.
9 Satanás respondeu: “É verdade, mas Jó tem bons motivos para temer a Deus. 10 Tu puseste um muro de proteção ao redor dele, de sua família e de seus bens e o abençoaste em tudo que ele faz. Vê como ele é rico! 11 Estende tua mão e toma tudo que ele tem, e certamente ele te amaldiçoará na tua face!”.
12 “Pois bem, você pode prová-lo”, disse o Senhor. “Faça o que quiser com tudo que ele possui, mas não lhe cause nenhum dano físico.” Então Satanás saiu da presença do Senhor.
13 Certo dia, quando os filhos e as filhas de Jó estavam num banquete na casa do irmão mais velho, 14 chegou à casa de Jó um mensageiro com esta notícia: “Seus bois estavam arando, e os jumentos, pastando perto deles, 15 quando os sabeus nos atacaram. Roubaram todos os animais e mataram todos os empregados. Só eu escapei para lhe contar”.
16 Enquanto ele falava, outro mensageiro chegou com esta notícia: “O fogo de Deus caiu do céu e queimou suas ovelhas e todos os seus pastores. Só eu escapei para lhe contar”.
17 Enquanto ele falava, outro mensageiro chegou com esta notícia: “Três bandos de saqueadores caldeus roubaram seus camelos e mataram seus servos. Só eu escapei para lhe contar”.
18 Enquanto ele falava, ainda outro mensageiro chegou com esta notícia: “Seus filhos e suas filhas estavam num banquete na casa do irmão mais velho. 19 De repente, veio do deserto um vendaval terrível e atingiu a casa de todos os lados. A casa desabou, e todos os seus filhos morreram. Só eu escapei para lhe contar”.
20 Então Jó se levantou e rasgou seu manto. Depois, raspou a cabeça, prostrou-se com o rosto no chão em adoração 21 e disse:
“Saí nu do ventre de minha mãe,
e estarei nu quando partir.
O Senhor me deu o que eu tinha,
e o Senhor o tomou.
Louvado seja o nome do Senhor!”.
22 Em tudo isso, Jó não pecou nem culpou a Deus.
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